With half the season finished, Sporting News’ network of correspondents asked 111 players from 31 teams everything you want to know about what has happened—and will happen—in the 2011 season.

As always in our midseason poll, players were not allowed to name their team, teammates or head coach for any of their answers.

Rate Roger Goodell's performance as commissioner

Satisfactory—55

Poor—50

Excellent—5

“Satisfactory. I don’t understand how you can have a commissioner ... do what’s right for the players and the owners but yet when it comes to bargaining he’s on the owners’ side. He’s done some things OK. I wouldn’t say poor.”—Eagles TE Brent Celek

“Satisfactory. Everybody hates him, but he has to do his job.”—AFC defensive player

“I say satisfactory because I guess he’s doing his job, but at the same time there’s a lot of things people don’t like about him—a lot of things I don’t agree with. But at the same time, he’s trying to make the game better.”—Redskins LB Brian Orakpo

“He’s OK. It’s just like you’re scared to hit somebody. Where are you gonna hit him? How hard can you hit him? I just want to play football.”—NFC defensive player

“Satisfactory. He’s found ways to improve the game, but some of the things take away a lot of the excitement of what you know is football. Some stuff has been all right, but all the stuff with the hitting takes away what football is.”—NFC offensive player

“Poor. Too many changes. I get this is an ever-changing league, but you change so many things, you start taking the fun away from the game.”—Giants LB Michael Boley

“Poor. I feel he’s supposed to be a moderator and neutral body, and especially during the lockout I didn’t get that impression.”—Redskins G Chris Chester

“I think he’s done a good job under the circumstances. Since he came in, he has been consistent with how he has approached things. He did a good job with the labor in finding an even deal for it to get done for everybody. Of course, it’s still a work in progress for illegal hits and that stuff, but he has done a good job and he is fair.”—Cowboys TE Jason Witten